Fueller

/ˈfjuːələr/ noun

Definition

British spelling of 'fueler'; a person or device that supplies fuel.

Etymology

From 'fuel' plus the agent suffix '-er'; the '-LL-' doubling reflects British spelling conventions that preserve the doubled consonant before adding '-er'.

Kelly Says

British and American English diverge on consonant-doubling rules—'fueller' vs 'fueler'—and these small differences preserve different pronunciation traditions that split off in the 1700s.

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